Inning: 1 Texas Leroy Barcelo pitching. Randy Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Kravitz singles to right field. Mickey Throneberry hits a home run. Vern Kravitz scores. Rudy Heist grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Smalley walks. Leon Luque singles to center field. Tim Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ollie Capilla pitching. Steve Payne flies out to the right fielder. John Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Mungo walks. Bob Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jack Haas strikes out. Ollie Capilla doubles past the center fielder. Randy Lopez pops out to the first baseman. Vern Kravitz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Hendricks strikes out. Johnny Hillman walks. Cy Faneyte grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Hillman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Killefer grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Cy Faneyte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Mickey Throneberry singles to right field. Rudy Heist strikes out. Bob Smalley singles to center field. Leon Luque grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Leroy Barcelo strikes out. Steve Payne walks. John Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Steve Payne is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Tim Beck grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Haas pops out to the third baseman. Ollie Capilla grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mark Mungo singles to center field. Bob Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Mungo advances to second on the play. Mike Hendricks walks. Johnny Hillman strikes out. Cy Faneyte singles to left field. Mark Mungo is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Randy Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Vern Kravitz flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Throneberry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Killefer pops out to the second baseman. Leroy Barcelo flies out to the left fielder. Steve Payne singles to left field. Steve Payne steals second. John Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Rudy Heist singles to center field. Bob Smalley singles to center field. Leon Luque grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rudy Heist advances to third on the play. Tim Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mark Mungo flies out to the right fielder. Bob Schmidt strikes out. Mike Hendricks singles to right field. Johnny Hillman singles to center field. Mike Hendricks advances to third on the hit. Cy Faneyte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Jack Haas flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Capilla singles to right field. Randy Lopez doubles to right field. Ollie Capilla uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vern Kravitz hits a home run. Randy Lopez scores. Mickey Throneberry strikes out. Rudy Heist grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hidekazu Hayakawa is pinch hitting for Bill Killefer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hidekazu Hayakawa flies out to the right fielder. Leroy Barcelo lines out to the shortstop. Steve Payne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bob Smalley strikes out. Leon Luque singles to right field. Tim Beck walks. Jack Haas strikes out. Leroy Dumovich is pinch hitting for Ollie Capilla. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Leroy Dumovich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Virdon pitching. John Cruz strikes out. Mark Mungo singles to center field. Bob Schmidt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Homer Bishop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Randy Lopez walks. Vern Kravitz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Randy Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Throneberry strikes out. Rudy Heist grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vern Kravitz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota J.J. Gilkey is pinch hitting for Mike Hendricks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. J.J. Gilkey strikes out. Johnny Hillman walks. Cy Faneyte flies out to the right fielder. Hidekazu Hayakawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Bill Killefer is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ralph Brown improves in arm Ralph Brown improves in range Tony Speer improves in power_vs_righty Scott Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doug Ripple improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Anderson improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Drake improves in range Jack Bertaina did not respond to coaching in velocity